The newest section of a $14.7 million road project is a new 1.7 km road, named Brabham Way, that will serve as a key transport link connecting Orange’s southern outskirts.
Brabham Way extends the former Southern Feeder Road from the Mitchell Highway, passing through a new roundabout at Shiralee Road. The project also includes a $3.1 million upgrade of a 809-metre section of Shiralee Road, stretching from Brabham Way to the railway level crossing and Woodward Street.
“Orange City Council has been working steadily over the last decade to connect key economic and housing development areas in Orange’s south to the Mitchell Highway, and this next stage will add another important link,” said Orange Mayor Tony Mileto.
“It’s the kind of high transport infrastructure that a growing city like Orange needs and we thank the state and federal government for sharing in the funding package to make this happen.”
The newly named Brabham Way incorporates the previous routes of four roads—Dairy Creek Road, Blowes Road, Huntley Road, and Park Road.
Last year, following community consultation, Orange City Council decided to unify these roads under a single name. The name Brabham Way was chosen to honour Sir Jack Brabham, a motorsport legend who competed at the nearby Gnoo Blas racing circuit, as well as the adjacent sports fields that bear his name.